Long Wait Lists/Dealer's Charging a Premium?

[HomeandRanch]

I ordered my '09 last week. They told me 6 months. Package 2 with leather seats.

[hiremichaelreid]

Originally Posted by HomeandRanch

They told me 6 months.

I think you may hold the record now for longest reported wait time. But I don't think I've seen any wait estimates for 2009 until your post.

[HomeandRanch]

Yeah I do not even have a price. I will pay MSRP. Now do I trade in my V8 truck or V6 car?


Has anyone had any problems fitting an infant and a booster seat in the back? Dealer told me it wouldn't be a problem.

[hiremichaelreid]

Originally Posted by HomeandRanch

Yeah I do not even have a price. I will pay MSRP. Now do I trade in my V8 truck or V6 car?

Has anyone had any problems fitting an infant and a booster seat in the back? Dealer told me it wouldn't be a problem.

Child seats should be no problem. Lotsa room back there. At least one person reported success installing 3 child seats.

V6 car might not be too hard to trade if it gets reasonable fuel economy.


V8 truck ? Forget about it, unless you get lucky with a private sale. How old, how many miles and what kind of truck ? If it's not worth much, consider keeping it as a backup vehicle, if that has any value to you.


I'm trying to sell my 1994 320 HP, 18 MPG Stealth Turbo now for $10k as-is (or $12k certified/safetied). I'll take $8k private sale. In theory, dealer should offer me $6k as trade-in but I bet they'd try to get it for $2-3k and sell it at auction for $4-6k.

So, unless or until I get $8k I'll be keeping the Stealth as backup car for my wife (99 Subaru Legacy) and myself (2008 Prius). If it doesn't sell in the next 4-24 months I'll probably just try to "dump" it for $5-6k. Below $5k I'll just keep it. It still runs very nice, it's just expensve and/or a lot of work when something breaks.

[HomeandRanch]

'05 Silverado and it only 29k Miles. Has a little bit of body damage which I may or may not get it fixed. I bought back in the day when they had employee pricing plus I got some other stuff discounted. I know it is only going to get worse so I want to get rid of one of my guzzlers now. After December I wont need the truck anymore.

Thanks

[sbpwjm]

i was told by a dealer today that if i wanted a prius... it would have to be an order at MSRP and it would be 6 months...

if i am going to wait 6 months i might as well hang on and see what honda comes up with as well as to see what the 'next' prius looks like...

[joe1347]

Checking the dealer web sites in Maryland, there still seems to be a few Priuses available selling now for MSRP, while 2 months ago you could buy a Prius for $200 below invoice with plenty in stock.

[ProfessorPrius]

Hi,

officially, Toyota has stated the eventual plug-in option will be an option, not mandatory.

I'm sure this has been covered, but the current plan is to offer the plug-in to commercial clients first and then to the general public within a few months of the initial release.

However, while Toyota is the ultraconservative company we all love, that info is only as good as today and may change tomorrow.

[joe1347]

Originally Posted by joe1347

Checking the dealer web sites in Maryland, there still seems to be a few Priuses available selling now for MSRP, while 2 months ago you could buy a Prius for $200 below invoice with plenty in stock.

Looks like MSRP is so last month. One of the few MD dealers that lists prices is selling a pkg#2 for almost $2000 over MSRP. This is the same dealer that was at MSRP last month and and selling for invoice a few months ago.

FitzMall : 2008 Toyota Prius

[Lanshark]

In Metro Atlanta the waits for dealers selling at MSRP is to the middle of next year. They want 500 or 1000 to get on the list.

Locally, we have one dealer with a $5000 premium, one with a $2500 premium and another with a $2000. These dealers have much shorter waits. If you go out of the metro Atlanta area the premium is typically $1000.